Results: Adolescents’ sexual behavior and feelings of sexual agency were not associated with viewing sexual talk and sexual behavior on television, but were related to viewing the Heterosexual Script, particularly among girls. Survey data were combined with two content analyses, which assessed the frequency of sexual talk and behavior and the prevalence of gendered messages about sexuality (i.e., the Heterosexual Script) on primetime network television. Methods: Adolescents (n □ 703) aged 11 to 17 years from two public school districts in the Northeastern United States completed surveys assessing their television habits and sexual experi- ences. This study incorporates results from a recent content analysis of television and attends to the different motives for and consequences of girls’ and boys’ sexual and relational behavior. Purpose: To investigate associations between adolescents’ television viewing, their sexual behav- ior, and their perceptions of having power and control in sexual situations (i.e., sexual agency).
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